Pink Smog (16 page)
Authors: Francesca Lia Block
“What were you going to tell me?” Weetzie asked.
“I'm gay,” Dirk said.
“Who, what, when, where, howâwell, not how,” Weetzie said. “It doesn't matter one bit, honey-honey,” she said, giving him a hug.
Dirk took a swig of his drink. “But you know I'll always love you the best and think you are a beautiful, sexy girl,” he said.
“Now we can Duck hunt together,” Weetzie said, taking his hand.
FRANCESCA LIA BLOCK
, winner of the prestigious Margaret A. Edwards Award, is the author of many acclaimed and bestselling books, including
WEETZIE BAT
; the book collections
DANGEROUS ANGELS
:
The Weetzie Bat Books
and
ROSES AND BONES
:
Myths, Tales, and Secrets;
the illustrated novella
HOUSE OF DOLLS
; the vampire romance novel
PRETTY DEAD
; and the gothic werewolf novel
THE FRENZY
. Her work is published around the world. You can visit her online at www.francescaliablock.com.
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Cover art © 2012 by Anette Schive
Covert design by Michelle Taormina
WEETZIE BAT
MISSING ANGEL JUAN
GIRL GODDESS #9: NINE STORIES
THE HANGED MAN
DANGEROUS ANGELS: THE WEETZIE BAT BOOKS
I WAS A TEENAGE FAIRY
VIOLET & CLAIRE
GUARDING THE MOON
WASTELAND
GOAT GIRLS: TWO WEETZIE BAT BOOKS
BEAUTIFUL BOYS: TWO WEETZIE BAT BOOKS
NECKLACE OF KISSES
BLOOD ROSES
HOW TO (UN) CAGE A GIRL
THE WATERS & THE WILD
PRETTY DEAD
THE FRENZY
HOUSE OF DOLLS
ROSES AND BONES: MYTHS, TALES, AND SECRETS
PINK SMOG
Copyright © 2012 by Francesca Lia Block
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Block, Francesca Lia.
Pink smog : becoming Weetzie / Francesca Lia Block.â 1st ed.
p. Â Â Â Â cm.
Prequel to: Weetzie Bat.
Summary: When Weetzie Bat is a thirteen-year-old junior high school outcast mourning the life her family lost when their cottage in the Los Angeles hills burned down, her father leaves her alcoholic mother without telling either of them where he is going and Weetzie learns how to stand up for herself and to find beauty in even the most difficult situations.
ISBN 978-0-06-156598-4
EPub Edition © JANUARY 2012 ISBN: 9780062102010
[1. Self-relianceâFiction. 2. Fathers and daughtersâFiction. 3. DivorceâFiction. 4. IndividualityâFiction. 5. Junior high schoolsâFiction. 6. SchoolsâFiction. 7. Los Angeles (Calif.)âFiction.] I. Title.
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